Where NFL Playoff Picture Stands After 49ers-Ravens, Christmas Day Slate

The race to the postseason is heating up.

The sprint to the NFL playoffs is heating up.

The Baltimore Ravens capped off an exciting Week 16 with a hard-fought 33–19 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night, inching closer to clinching the AFC’s coveted No. 1 seed.

The Ravens can now claim the conference’s top seed with a win over the Miami Dolphins next week.

Elsewhere in the NFL, the Las Vegas Raiders spoiled Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s Christmas Day plans by upsetting the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Philadelphia Eagles officially eliminated the New York Giants from postseason contention.

Here’s how the NFL’s playoff picture currently stands in the AFC and NFC entering Week 17:

NFC

1. San Francisco 49ers (11–4)

2. Philadelphia Eagles (11–4)

3. Detroit Lions (11–4)

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8–7)

5. Dallas Cowboys (10–5)

6. Los Angeles Rams (8–7)

7. Seattle Seahawks (8–7)

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8. Minnesota Vikings (7–8)

9. Atlanta Falcons (7–8)

10. Green Bay Packers (7–8)

11. New Orleans Saints (7–8) 

12. Chicago Bears (6–9)

ELIMINATED

13. New York Giants (5–10)

14. Washington Commanders (4–11)

15. Arizona Cardinals (3–12)

16. Carolina Panthers (2–13)

AFC

1. Baltimore Ravens (12–3)

2. Miami Dolphins (11–4)

3. Kansas City Chiefs (9–6)

4. Jacksonville Jaguars (8–7)

5. Cleveland Browns (10–5)

6. Buffalo Bills (9–6)

7. Indianapolis Colts (8–7)

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8. Houston Texans (8–7)

9. Pittsburgh Steelers (8–7)

10. Cincinnati Bengals (8–7)

11. Las Vegas Raiders (7–8)

12. Denver Broncos (7–8)

ELIMINATED

13. New York Jets (6–9)

14. Tennessee Titans (5–10)

15. Los Angeles Chargers (5–10)

16. New England Patriots (4–11)